Milk-can.



L. R. STEEL.

IIL! OAR.

Arruonxo! nun lov. non.

Patented Doc. 6, 1910 UNiTD STATES PATENT oFF-10E.

LEONARD B. STEEL, I KILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

HLX-GAN.

To all whomi't may concern lle it known thiit. l. l-.iziviinn R. S'rnini.. ii

citizen of the l'nited Suites. residing nt Mil- Figure l is ii view in side elevstion of a` milk cnn constructed in iiecoi'dxiiico with my invention.' iinil Fig. 2 is ii sectional view thereof. the .wi-tion hein taken on ii plane extending." \ei'ticiill iini centrally through Ilm ixlll.

Like reference elniriicters are employed to designate eoi'renlxinding parte throughout the several views. y

.t designates an outer casing which comprises n eetioniil bodv. the lower section 1 mini: cylindrical iiuii iully open at its upper und lower ende. The lower und of the aeciionlt ie; closed by nlieiinn of ariirculartbottogn .2 w iici is oeeurei in l i ion v ineens of rii'etii 3, the riviiti; pailinzlthrougii ,the wctien ond tliroirizlithe annular tla 4 iiliii-h is foi'nn-d'uimn the periphery o the bottoni L. 'lhe rivets' iihio secure in applied pisition iinnuhii members 5 sind (Luid niemiers izcintori-iin."I the bottom if the can. 'lhe upper enil of the iieetion 1 ie otlset inwardly to iroi'iilc iin iitinulsr. upstiinding tinnge 7 iini ii houlilt-r 8 which is disposed et the,

lm-i` of the thinge. The upper section of the mixing eoniprines it dome iihiiped r, tion tl which inclosen the tliiupe 'i'.iind w iioli rents iit its lower edge iipoii tite shoulder tt, unid sci-tion being secured to the lower pectinn l h v menus of rivets 1 0 which also nccurc in :ipplied position iin iiiinuliir member ll. 'l'he upper neetion ulm mmpiiseii it restricted nimiilnineck l2 iinrl iin upwardly (hiring month 13 which i-i provided ut its upper edge with ii horizontally `diiiposed A cosine li which is miternhly couiitructeil of ghiera is mounted" within the can ing A, and the side und bottoni #alla of the lpeetleatteii et Letten Patent.

1 ppltenif lied November 4, 100|. Berta! lo. 601,074..

Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

casing B nre si niced from the sido and bottoni iviills of tiiemiising A whereby in provide ii space 15 froni'which the nir is exlilnusted. 'ghe iiimay be eihiiuletled fom t ie s nice t rou v o )cnin c osei )y u 16 wiiicl-i nre rnioiiublyiiiounted in iiwli ings 17. The inner casing B is cylindrical and comprises ii lower section 18 and an uppoer section 10. The lower section 18 luis n ttom wall 2O formed integriilly therewith und is provided with n bend 21 which has iis outer liiiile screw threaded. The lower end of the upper section 1l) is provided with a bead 22 which has its outer side screw threaded. The sections are secured together by means of a threaded coupling 23 which ni mounted upon the beads 21 and 22, ii wiislier 24 bein interposed between the sections to provi e an air tight. connection therebetween. The coupling 23 hun its upper end formed to provide a tlanfe '.25 which ougiigcs the upper surface of tie head 22, while the lower end thereof is bent into engl .nient with the` under iiide of the heed 21, t e connection between the coupling? sleeve and bead beingeuch thst it is impossible for the sections to me accidentally disconnected. The upper end of the upper section 19 is Reduced and forined'to provide a neck Qtiwhich is threaded an at 2'! for engement with the threads formed on the inner side of the neck 12 of the outer easing Az the inner casing B being thus supported within the outer casing A above the bottoniy 2 of the liittrcneiing.

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,The lower end of the inner .casing B is l eiirriedv by a support 28 which iii'arnular and which embraces said lower end the bead 21 renting upon the uppe'. ed o( the eup-l r't.' The support 28 is provi ed with openings 29 which extend fmmthe bottoni wall 20 of the innerdcaeing tgdaudthtiiougli*itis `outer' ni outer ge 'ng in a :ovegg'i'onned in the ipner side of the tout 2 of the outer easing. "The upper portion of the necltof the inner Vewig is reduced at a point above the threads toprnvide between itself and the neck 12 of tlm outer casing iin annular reeesii 81. At ii point iibove said reduced portion the neck iii again reduced to roceivee oop 82 which has threaded engagement with the iieck and which closes a receptacle C mounted withintlie inner casing. The en; 312 is provided with ii hnudle 83.

The casing A is covered by closure which ing. The upper ends ofthe linings 41 and 44 und im upper annular 'member 45 which l nieiiilier 45.

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comprises u head M, `flaring iiiinge 35 which engages the mouth 13, un annular iliiiigc-3l'i whieli lits in the recess :il und contactswith i the nuek l2, und uii iiniiuliir vertical. tlnnge t 1:01' und u |ioii'/.ontull il disposed tlunge ti u hit-li contacts with the iin 'e 14, the thing 's i H und 37 being provided with perforutiuns 38 which permit the usc ol' a seul. i 'llic receptacle is cylindrical und fully open at its upper und, the lower end thei'ei o being closed by menus of un integrally: formed bottoni wiill 39. "lhc sido wull of the receptacle C is s aced from the side wall l of the inner casing providin a dead air space 40. The vacuum betweent ic inner and i outer rnsings, the dead nir space between the inner casing and the receptacle, und thc s nce between the licud 34 of the closure of t ic outer casing A and the cap 32, prevent liquid contninct in the receptacle from absorhiii heut from the atmosphere, and preients flic heat of the liquid from radiating thereby enabling li uid to be kept in the receptacle at a predetermined temperature without the use of a refrigerating or heating medium.

The inner casin B is provided on its inner side with a lining 41 while the rece itaclo (l is provided on its outeride with a inin 4-2. llie linings 41 iind 42 are constructed o l tin which is provided with a mercurial coat- 42 ure connected to ther by means of a member 43. The linings assist the vacuum sind dead nir spiace in preventing tho iibsoi'ptioii of heut by the contenta of the roceptacle C and the ra'diiition of heat from auch contents..

The can is ada ted to be carried in'a crate which consists d a lower annular member are united by slats 46 and 47. The .slats 40 nre miured iit their endsto the upper annuhii' member 45 and pas! through and acrom thi` lower iueiuliers 44, those portions of thc shits which -crosi the member forming' n support for the can. The slats 47 are resiwotively secured nt their ends tothe ineinher 4t und 45. The crate is provided with huiidles 48 which are secured to the upper I t s hould ho uppurcnt from the abovodecoiiipiinving druwiiigi tluit I provide a can in 'wlici niilk nui v he kept at ii predetermined temperature without the use of a refrigcriiting or heiitiiig medium, one which in the base of the neck of t iss-imple of construction und which muy he uuiuiituctiii'cd :ind sold at n coiupui'utiwlil low cost.

lliiving lhiisdeserilwd the invention whiit is oluiiiu-d ns new is:-

l. A milk cnn comprising nn oiitei iii ing having a contracted neck, :in inner using receptacle en aging suit ncek, a lining uponv the inner wal of the inner casing. und u jacket or lining surrounding the receptacle, uuidJini` having their upper edges fitted and inter ocked in the base recess of the neck' of the inner casing.

2. A milk'ciin comprising an'outer en ing having a contracted neck portion, un inner casing spaced from the outer ciuiing und having a contracted neel: portion secured to the neck rtion of said outer casing, Suid inner casing being formed of glnss und comprising body und base sections having outwardlyextending ilnngcs. ii coupling eugaging said iinges und uniting .Quid scetionii, iin au'nilnr supporting nieuiher iiwloing said bose section and rniitiii f ugninst thiange thereof and extending be ow the suine and resting upon the bottom ofthe outer casing, the depending portion of said supporting member being provided with nu nnnular series oi' perforations, n glass receptac le within and s aicd from the sides of inner4 casing an having its upperend extending through the neck of sind casu a cover engaging said neck and clasingt rece tacle, a lining for the inner cus'- ing, and a )Packct' or lining surrounding thc receptacle, said linings having their upper edges intcrlocked and disposal in ii recess inner casingf lili e lnlteutiinonv whereof I aix my signature in presence; of two witnesses. v

` LEONARD ne s'rrini.. Witnesses:

Joux G. Ln'r 'Jr.',

Gouin A. Buona. 

